Choosing the right opportunity

One of the most important skills that one can acquire is “choosing the right opportunity.” In this day and age, there are so many opportunities available that people become overwhelmed.  For those who are already successful entrepreneurs, seeing and choosing the right opportunities are abilities that are already ingrained. For those who are seeking to be successful entrepreneurs, they must first discover  who they are. In the process of knowing yourself, you can discover your unique ability. Then you can focus on the opportunity that is right for you.

Dan Sullivan, of Strategic Coach, says that unique ability leads to genius teamwork. Most of us, who start a business in our youth, excel in it through sheer rugged individualism. This success often has a short life and many people flounder without ever understanding what happened. We experience a decline in our success due to the growing “ceiling of complexity.”  According to Mr. Sullivan, “those who achieve extraordinary results in their lives, spend almost all of their time in the zone of unique ability.” There comes a time in our lives when we need to shift from rugged individualism to “unique ability teamwork.”  And this is where I am during this phase of my life – in business and in my personal life.

Mr. Larry Proffit, a training and management consultant,  is coming to Chicago on September 30.  Mr. Proffit worked with Nikken’s founder, Mr. Isamu Masuda, to catapult Nikken to the forefront of the wellness industry.    For the first time since Nikken has been in North America, Mr. Proffit has agreed to do what he did with Mr. Masuda in the beginning.  His efforts took Nikken to a billion dollars in Japan in it’s first four years.

Mr. Proffit’s objective is to build an “Elite Leadership team”  designed to take anyone who puts forth the commitment to six figures in 12 months.  Prior to scheduling interviews for those interested, he will talk about what an elite leadership team is and what it takes to be part of the team.

I’ve seen Dan Sullivan and his team work their magic with successful entrepreneurs. Each team member brings his or her unique ability (strengths) to the team and that is how, as Mr. Sullivan explains, the best get better.